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Gonul Tol

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Turkey Is Now a Full-Blown Autocracy

Why Erdogan May Come to Regret His Latest Power Grab

March 21, 2025

How Turkey Won the Syrian Civil War

Assad’s Downfall Is a Boon for Erdogan—at Least for Now

December 11, 2024

Turkey’s Endgame in Syria

What Erdogan Wants

October 9, 2019

Turkey’s Bid for Religious Leadership

How the AKP Uses Islamic Soft Power

January 10, 2019

What’s at Stake for Erdogan in the Khashoggi Affair?

Turkey’s Dangerous Game

October 26, 2018

Turkey’s New Alliances

Why It Is Partnering With Its Former Rivals

Gonul Tol and Alex Vatanka

September 4, 2017

Erdogan’s Turn to the Kemalists

How It Will Shape Turkish Foreign Policy

Gonul Tol and Omer Taspinar

October 27, 2016

Turkey’s Next Military Coup

How Empowering the Generals Could Backfire

May 30, 2016